The report suggested the disagreement was heated and "had the walls shaking".

Barrett didn't appear on the show that night, but appeared on Tuesday night's show where he reported that Hawks great Shane Crawford had been asked by coach Alastair Clarkson to help the club's pitch to lure Tom Lynch.

Damian Barrett and Billy Brownless.

A week earlier, Barrett narrowly missed out on breaking the ASADA investigation into young Magpie Sam Murray following his positive match day test story on The Footy Show. Instead, he broke it online on AFL Media the next morning.

The Herald Sun reported last month that McGuire is the only Footy Show personality with reason to be confident of remaining on the show beyond the 2018 season.

McGuire's media production company JAM TV produces the show - but Channel 9 has not yet begun discussions surrounding a season in 2019.

Newman, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford, Brendan Fevola and Chris Judd all have their futures up in the air while Nine decides how to approach the Footy Show's return next year.